Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chromium(III) nicotinate is an ionic substance used for chromium supplementation in some nutritional products, where it is also referred to as chromium polynicotinate.It appears in products that are referred to as a medical food used for nutritional support for conditions associated with diabetes mellitus type 2.
Example of a label showing the amount of niacin (Vitamin B3), and specifying to be niacinamide in the ingredient section.. As flour fortification started adding niacin in the US, the United States Government adopted the terms niacin (a shortened form of "nicotinic acid vitamin") and niacinamide in 1942 as alternate names for nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, respectively, and encouraged their ...
Nicotinic acid, [a] or niacin, [b] is an organic compound and a vitamer of vitamin B 3, an essential human nutrient. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is produced by plants and animals from the amino acid tryptophan . [ 6 ]
Like niacin, flushing was the drug's only major adverse effect. Unlike niacin, however, MK-1903 had far less effects than niacin on the plasma levels of triglycerides and HDL-c] (i.e., cholesterol-associated High density lipoprotein) which are niacin's therapeutic targets for treating primary hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
Niacin has sometimes been used in combination with other lipid-lowering medications. [37] Systematic reviews found no effect of niacin on cardiovascular disease or death, in spite of raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Reported side effects include an increased risk of diabetes. [38] [39] [40]
While nicotinic acid (niacin) may be used for this purpose, nicotinamide has the benefit of not causing skin flushing. [4] As a cream, it is used to treat acne, and has been observed in clinical studies to improve the appearance of aging skin by reducing hyperpigmentation and redness. [5] [6] It is a water-soluble vitamin. Side effects are minimal.
Thus modified, these proteins contribute to complications from diabetes. AGEs affect nearly every type of cell and molecule in the body and are thought to be one factor in aging [6] and some age-related chronic diseases. [7] [8] [9] They are also believed to play a causative role in the vascular complications of diabetes mellitus. [10]
Diabetic coma is a medical emergency in which a person with diabetes mellitus is comatose (unconscious) because of one of the acute complications of diabetes: [24] [25] Severe diabetic hypoglycemia Diabetic ketoacidosis advanced enough to result in unconsciousness from a combination of severe hyperglycemia , dehydration and shock , and exhaustion